Romrod

	ROMROD Country : Germany State : Hessen District (Kreis) : Vogelsbergkreis (until 1972 Alsfeld) Additions: 1972 Nieder-Breidenbach 1972 Ober-Breidenbach 1972 Strebendorf 1972 Zell Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":50.71379999999999910187398199923336505889892578125,"lon":9.21920000000000072759576141834259033203125,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
German	In Gold in der Mitte ein gemauerter schwarzer Balken mit aufgesetztem schwarzen Zinnenturm, unten ein teilweise auf den Balken aufgelegter blauer Schild mit einem golden bewehrten, neun Mal von Silber und Rot gestreiften Löwen.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 23, 1967.

The arms are a combination of the arms of the Lords of Romrod (a black castle in a golden shield) and the arms of Hessen. The Lords of Romrod ruled the city until 1358 when it became a possession of the counts of Hessen. The oldest seal of the city (known from 1553) shows a plain lion, later, 17^th century, seals show the striped lion of Hessen. The colours are known since 1621.

Image gallery

The seal from 1553
The arms in a manuscript from +/- 1730
The arms in 1867
The arms by Hupp in the Kaffee Hag albums +/- 1925
The arms shown in 1956

Literature: Stadler, 1964-1971, 8 volumes; Hessisches Wappenbuch, 1956

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